Window screen



Junellfi", 1926. Q 1,588,999

I Y P. SCHMITZ WINDOW SCREEN Filed Dec. 18, 1922 N G I. ...-".'l

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PE TER SCHM/TZ, 241 W ATTORNEYS Patented June 15, 1926.

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Applicationfi-led December 18, 1922.

This invention relates to window screens, and-moreparticularly to screens of the type which rest on the windowsill and fit under a partly or fully raised sash of sliding window. Screens of this character, as ordinarily constructed, have the disadvantage that they allow the rain to come in through the opening covered by the screen and-that they have therefore to be removed during allbut very light rain. It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a "screen of improved construction which will afford ample protection even in the case of heavy rain. Another object is to provide means for holding the screen more securely in position on the window frame than is the case with screens of the usual type. Still another object is to provide means for readily inserting the screen in the Window frame *and removing it therefrom. These objects and the advantages of my invention will appear fully from the description following hereinafter and the novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate an example of my invention, without defining its limits. In these drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved screen; F ig. 2 is a vertical section "through the screen in position 'on the windon frame, the section being taken on line 22'of Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is 'a horizontal section taken on line 3'-3 of Fig, 2.

Screens of the character above indicated are generally made extensible, that; is, they consist of two sections slidable relatively to each other for the purpose of enabling them to be placed in a secure position on the frame, and also fo'r the'purpose of making the screens adjustable and thus suitable for windows of different'widths. My present invention has been illustrated in connection with a window screen of such extensiblecharacter, but it is to be under stoodthat certain features of myinvention maybe used in connect-ion "with a 'rigid 'or non eittensibl'e screen.

The screen illustrated in the ura ings comprises two sections each ot which 'is composed of a rectangular frame and a piece of screen elo't'h', preferablyw'vire nettifng', seeped 'to the frame. The bot: om membe -10 biE eHeJo-f tl ie trams- 1s prpvided Serial N0. 607,482.

with a pin or projection 11 slidable in a groove 12 of the corresponding bottom member 10 of the other frame. The frames further comprise side strips ormembers 13, 13 and 14,14 respectively, as well as top strips or members 15 15 respectively. The side strips 14, 14! are bent around the edges of the wirescreenslti, 16 and prevent pulling apart of the two screen sections the usual manner, as will be clear from ffiig. 8. This view also illustrates that the side strips or members 13,, 13 fitin'to the guide channels 1 7, 17 for the inner window sash 18 in the usual manner. v I

According to myinvention I projvideanother set of side strips 19, 19 respectively, which are adapted to fit into the guide channels 20, 20 for theouter window sash. The side strips 13 and 1 9' are connected at or near their upper and lower ends by short .ransverse connecting strips or members 21, 22, and theside strips '13, 19 are connected by similar trans-verse members 21', 22'. The strips 13, 19,121, 22 together straddle the parting strip 23of the windowframe, which separate the guide channels 17, 20, while the strips 13, 19, 21", 22 together straddle the parting strip 23 on the other side ofthe window frame. By this arrangement the screen is held securely in the window casing and the danger of its falling out accidentally is reduced to a minimum. v The side strips 19, 19 serves to carry at their lower end a guard formed by strips 24, 24 which are slidable. relatively to each other by means of a pin and groove arrangement similar to that of the screenframe strips 10, 10. As shown in Fig. 2, the guard 24, 24 has its lower edge somewhat below that of the strips 10, 10, s o as to, fit closely the inclined window sill while its upper edge may be at a level somewhat above that of the strips 10, 10. V

The upper screen-frame strips 15, 15 are extended rearwardly at their upper edges to form a shield. or guard composed f ar rine 2' w over p in j t r le s-three 'f e,,.s a e forma contin ous surface. This guard surface is slightly inclined "re'arwar'dly so as to fit closely 'ag' inst the "r we outwardly inclined surface theplo er inner i dew li- Th r ar e ef'thes e strip 25 1s bent down-and back over the Eli corresponding edge of the strip 25, as shown at 26 in Fig. 2, so as to form, together with the upper frame strip 15, a guide for the sliding movement of one screen section relatively to the other. At their outer side edges the guard strips 25, 25 are cut out so as to follow the outline of the strips 13, 21, 19 and 13, 21, 19 respectively, and in the rear of the upright strips 19, 19 they are formed with tongues 27, 27 respectively, which are bent downwardly and secured to the strips 19, 19 so as to form a support for the rearwardlyprojecting portions of the guard strips 25, 25.

As shown in Figs. 1. and 3, I have secured to the side strips 13, 19, intermediate between the transverse strips 21 and 22 another transverse strip 28, which projects forwardly of the plane of the screen and forms a handle for conveniently sliding one screen section relatively to the other. If desired, this handle arrangement may also be pro vided on the other screen section, although for practical purposes it is suflicient to have a handle on one side of the screen.

It will be seen that the guard 24, 24 owing to its height and the distance at which itis located from the screen-frame strips 10, 10 forms an effective protection against rain coming in at the bottom of the screen. The upper guard 25, 25 projects for a considerable distance away from the rear face of the screen and preferably even beyond the vertical plane containing the lower guard 24;, 24, so that the rear end of the upper guard 25, 25 overhangs the lower guard 24k, 21, as appears clearly from Fig. 2. The upper guard is furthermore inclined rearwardly and downwardly, as stated above. The result of this arrangement is that any rain which may strike the window or the upper guard itself, will run down over the inclined guard and drop down on the win dow sill at a. point beyond, that is, on the outside of the lower guard. A very effective protection against rain coming into the room is thus obtained. A screen constructed according to my invention may be left in the window frame in all but very heavy rain.

Various modifications of the specific form herein shown and described may be made without departing from the spirit ofmy in-.

vention.

I claim:

1. A window screen comprising a rectangular screen section, a pair of vertically extending side members at opposite'ends of said screen section, the members of each pair being in spaced parallel relation to each other and adapted to be received within the adjacent channels of a sliding sash window frame. to fix -said screen section in place in a window, and a plurality of transversely 1,5ss,eee

extending spacing strips connecting the members of each pair to hold them in said spaced relation, said spacing strips being adapted to straddle the parting strips of the window frame.

2. A window screen comprising a pair of rectangular frames covered with screen material and slidable relatively to each other, each of said frames comprising a pair of vertically extending side members adapted to be received within the adjacent channels of a sliding sash window frame, a plurality of transversely extending spacing strips connecting said side members, to hold them in spaced relationship, said spacing strips being adapted to straddle the partin strips of the window frame, a lower vertically extending guard member secured to the outer face of the outer side member and an upper outwardly extending guard member secured to and extending across the top of said side members, said upper guard member being downwardly inclined and projecting outwardly beyond said lower guard member.

3. A window screen comprising a pair of rectangular frames covered with screen material and slidable relatively to each other, each of said frames comprising a pair of vertically extending side members adapted to be received within the adjacent channels of a sliding sash window frame, a plurality of transversely extending spacing strips connecting said side members, to hold them in spaced relationship, said spacing strips being adapted to straddle the parting strips of the window frame, one of said spacing strips extending laterally and inwardly of said frame to provide a handle for facilitating the sliding movement of said frames by the operator relatively to each other.

4. A window screen comprising a pair of rectangular frames covered with screen ma terial and slidable relatively to each other, each of said frames comprising a pair of vertically extending side members adapted to be received within the adjacent channels of a sliding sash window frame, a plurality of transversely extending spacing strips connecting said side members to hold them in spaced relationship, said spacing strips being adapted to straddle the parting strips of the window frame, one of said spacing strips extending laterally and inwardly of said frame to provide a handle for facilitating the sliding movement of said frames by the operator relatively to each other, said upper guard member of'one of said frames having the front and rear edges thereof bent downwardly to provide guides in which the guard member of the other'frame is slidably received.

5. A window screen comprising two screen sections extensibly connected with each other, a-pair of vertically extending d masses 3 members at the opposite outer ends of said and connected with one of each pair of side screen sections adapted to be received in members in spaced parallel relation to said adjacent channels of a sliding sash Window rcreen sections. 10 frame, means for fixing the members of each In testimony whereof I have signed this pair in said spaced relation adapted to strad- Specificationdle the parting strips of the Window frame, and an extensible guard extending between PETER SCHMITZ. 

